TO THE EDITORS: Each year, approximately 295,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur outside a hospital setting. Unfortunately, only 8 percent of out-of- hospital sudden cardiac arrest victims survive.
Practicality and common sense drive state Rep. Bruce Chandler's bill to protect firefighters in "no man's land" blazes. It's good to see the state House of Representatives agrees, and it would be better to see the Senate go along, too. The proposal, HB 1506, is similar to the state's medical Good Samaritan Law. Under Chandler's measure, paid or volunteer firefighters would not be liable for civil damages when fighting fires outside their jurisdiction, including unprotected land. They also wouldn't be held liable if they provided emergency care, rescue, assistance or recovery services at the scene of an emergency.
A suggested solution for the crossing guard problem facing the Colton Joint Unified School District and all the others who eliminated these very necessary positions: Sacramento should pass a "Good Samaritan Law" covering those who volunteer at their local schools. While they are at it they should also reduce the speed limit in school zones to 15 mph - the speed most other states use - and more importantly enforce. Many states have such a law to shield those who come to the aid of accident victims from lawsuits (gross negligence is not protected) and a similar one should be able to be drafted covering volunteers - and it should cover all who volunteer at our cash- strapped schools.
A national crisis has emerged as the number of overdose deaths from both legal and illegal drugs has skyrocketed. Now New York is taking bold action to stem the crisis. Last week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed bipartisan legislation to reduce preventable overdose fatalities, making New York the most recent -- and largest -- state to enact such a law. Called 911 Good Samaritan, the law encourages people to call for emergency services in the event of an overdose. In his message approving the legislation, Cuomo outlined why a health-based approach was needed. "The benefit to be gained by the bill -- saving lives -- must be paramount," he wrote.
Bujol V. Entergy II. The Good Samaritan Doctrine: Application And Analysis A. Section 324A's Main Text: The Threshold Requirement B. Subsection (A): Increasing The Risk Of Harm C. Subsection (B): Undertaking To Perform A Duty Owed By Another D. Subsection (C): Reliance III. The First Circuit's Application Of The Good Samaritan Doctrine IV. Effects Of Applying The Good Samaritan Doctrine In The Corporate Context A. Workers' Compensation Laws: What Exclusive Remedy? B. Liability For Attempting To Ensure A Safe Workplace = Disincentive V. Possible Solution To The Good Samaritan Dilemma VI. Conclusion
A state Good Samaritan law does not bar a negligence claim against an individual who allegedly injured the plaintiff by removing her from her vehicle after an accident, the California Supreme Court has ruled. The defendant was a friend of the plaintiff who was driving in a separate car when the plaintiff's car slammed into a light post.
People who call 911 to help a friend who may have overdosed on drugs can no longer be prosecuted for possessing drugs, according to a new state law. The 911 Good Samaritan Law, which went into effect June 15 as a change in the Controlled Substance Act, shields people who call for help during an overdose episode from prosecution. Often, persons in the company of others who have drugs also are charged in the same incident.
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